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FAA accident report · Picard Roy J RV-4 · Marathon, TX · March 23, 2015

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Date
March 23, 2015 · 08:15 local
Place
Marathon, TX
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N945RV
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15LA179
Reported as
Picard Roy J RV-4
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
N945RVRegistration cancelled Jun 8, 2018 · Picard Roy J RV-4S/N 945 · Built 1994Airframe modelPicard Roy J RV-4Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On departure from a private airstrip near Marathon, Texas, N945RV lost engine power during climb out and the engine quit, which resulted in a forced landing. During the emergency landing, the aircraft hit a small berm and flipped upside down. The pilot and passenger received minor injuries, the aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

ON DEPARTURE FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR MARATHON, TEXAS, N945RV LOST ENGINE POWER DURING CLIMB OUT AND THE ENGINE QUIT, WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SMALL BERM AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15LA179Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMarathon, TXA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Mar 23, 2015 · Substantial damage